Chapter 229 The Troubles of a Couple in the Middle of Their Life
"In theory, we and his eldest brother's family should take turns raising the child, one month each, but the old woman is now looking after the child at Su Xiumei's house, so I don't know how we'll do it." Gao Meifeng lay on Xue Yuxin's crib, resting her head on her arms as she looked at the ceiling and sighed, "It seems like we're living a good life, but it also seems like we're not living a good life."
Moving into a new house and no longer having to live in a rental house is indeed a good thing for the mother and daughter.
But troubles also came. She and Su Houli had to support Xu Yuxiang and deal with her family, each one more selfish and difficult to deal with than the other.
Just like now, the old woman was whispering something to Su Houli downstairs, but it wasn't anything good.
"Mom, I really miss the time when we lived in the rental house. There was no one else, just the two of us. We were so free and happy." Xue Yuxin also felt emotional. "Although we live in a new house now, there are more people around us. They are not my blood relatives, so they don't take me seriously."
People like Feng Yuefen and Su Xiumei are not good people.
There were also Liang Kun and Su Cuicui. The two of them looked at her with disdain, as if she had done something wrong.
Not to mention Su Jiaojiao, when they met at school, he ignored her.
Moreover, she felt very embarrassed when facing Xu Yuxiang. After all, Xu Yuxiang was not her biological grandmother. Xu Yuxiang had her own granddaughters and grandchildren. What was she?
"That being said, Mom's salary can't cover the expenses for the two of us. I need a man's support. That's the real reason for my remarriage." Gao Meifeng also spoke her mind. "Look, now I have to take out 200 yuan from my salary every month to deduct the 5,000 yuan down payment. It will take about two years to pay it off. Su Houli also has to take out 200 yuan from his salary every month to repay the bank loan. It will take at least 15 years for this house to be completely ours."
Fifteen years, it makes me despair just thinking about it.
In order to make a living and for this house worth 66,000 yuan, she had to fight and endure. She and Su Houli had to make do with each other for the rest of their lives.
"Mom, when I make money, I'll help you pay off your loan, so you don't have to worry." Xue Yuxin understood her mother's difficulties. "I've decided. I'll apply to a university in this province and work here in the future. That way, I can come back to see you more often."
"Yes, you'll be taking the college entrance exam soon. You must study hard. Mom believes you can do well." Gao Meifeng looked at her daughter with satisfaction. "There's still half a year left. You must work harder and strive to get over 600 points."
"Mom, getting 600 points is not that easy." Xue Yuxin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "In our school, only the top 50 students can get 600 points. I'm really good if I can get more than 550 points."
"What's Su Jiaojiao's status in your school?" Gao Meifeng suddenly asked.
"She ranked in the top five in her class and 30th in her grade in the final exam, with a total score of over 640 points." Xue Yuxin said, looking at Gao Meifeng seriously. "Mom, I'm not jealous of her. She must have taken extra math classes over the summer. Her math scores were about the same as mine before, but this time she scored over 100, which increased her total score by 40 to 50 points."
"I haven't heard where she took the tutoring course. Let's go there to take some extra lessons later." Gao Meifeng was very concerned about Xue Yuxin's studies. If it could really help her improve her grades, she would be willing to bow her head and ask for help.
"I don't know." Xue Yuxin shook her head. "She hasn't been to any of the cram schools I heard about, but..."
"But what?" Gao Meifeng asked hurriedly.
"But Dad should know." Xue Yuxin thought for a moment before saying, "There's something I've been thinking about for a long time, and I don't know if I should tell you."
"Is there anything you can't tell your mother?" Gao Meifeng sat up from the bed and looked at her daughter warily. "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"I have a classmate who lives in Century Garden. She once saw my father go to see Aunt Chen. I don't know what they said, and Aunt Chen slapped him." Xue Yuxin coughed lightly, "So they have private contact, but you just don't know it."
"How could such a thing happen?" Gao Meifeng couldn't believe it. "He despised Chen Guilan so much back then, and now he's actually going to look for her..."
Not only did he go to see her, but he was also slapped by Chen Guilan.
What does this mean? It means that he said something that made Chen Guilan angry. What else could make Chen Guilan angry? Could it be that he wants to get back together with her?
This person has no conscience!
"Mom, I've been hiding this from you because I don't want to make you sad, but I also feel that we can't let him keep us in the dark." Xue Yuxin whispered, "That's why I said that he might really know about Su Jiaojiao's tutoring."
"I understand. I'll go ask him." Gao Meifeng got furious. This was outrageous. He was living with her, but he was still fickle and hooking up with his ex-wife. She absolutely could not tolerate this.
"Mom, don't say I said that." Xue Yuxin stopped Gao Meifeng. "If you want to quarrel, you have to wait until I start school. Don't quarrel in front of me, otherwise, I won't come back."
"I know." Gao Meifeng suppressed her anger and went downstairs. The sixth floor of the collective housing of Qimei Garment Factory all had a loft, and the stairs were designed at the entrance, which was practical and convenient.
We moved in a hurry and many things were not packed properly and were piled up under the stairs.
The TV was not installed and there was no heating.
Su Houli moved the electric heater from the dormitory and placed it next to Xu Yuxiang. The mother and son ate melon seeds and chatted, and they had a very warm conversation. The mother was loving and the son was filial, and they were in a happy mood.
Not knowing what Su Houli said, Xu Yuxiang chuckled: "You were naughty like this when you were a child. Your brother couldn't beat you, and he wasn't as cunning as you."
Gao Meifeng curled her lips and sat over.
"Is Yuxin asleep?" Su Houli asked.
"She's doing her homework!" Gao Meifeng grabbed a handful of melon seeds and asked Su Houli, "Have you been to Century Garden recently?"
"No, what would I do there?" Gao Meifeng denied it. "Who told you that?"
"I heard from a colleague that they saw you at Century Garden and that you were talking to Chen Guilan." Gao Meifeng said directly in front of Xu Yuxiang, "Su Houli, do you have any feelings for Chen Guilan?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? What can I think of her?" Su Houli's face darkened. He stood up and went back to the bedroom. "It's New Year's Day. Don't look for trouble."
"If there's no one, then there's no one. I'm just asking casually. Why are you so nervous?" Gao Meifeng sneered, "Even if you go to see her, you don't have to hide it from me. I didn't say you can't go see your daughter."
"Meifeng, don't you dare say that." Xu Yuxiang, of course, stood on Su Houli's side and said confidently, "He just went to Century Garden to see Jiaojiao. He just took a quick look and came back. I don't know about others, but I know Chen Guilan. She's a decent woman. Divorce is divorce. She won't have anything to do with Houli. She's not as bold as you."
"You mean, I'm not serious?" Gao Meifeng couldn't believe what Xu Yuxiang said. She didn't say that before they got married.
"You know whether you are serious or not, so don't ask me." Xu Yuxiang looked at Gao Meifeng innocently, "I am your mother-in-law, I will not say bad things about you in front of you."
"..." Gao Meifeng was so angry that she even forgot to ask Su Jiaojiao about attending cram school. She couldn't get through a single day with this mother-in-law.
Su Houli wanted to take care of himself in his old age.
Anyway, she doesn't want to raise it.
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